Nestlé has issued a recall of a specific NAN infant formula batch in South Africa as a precaution after a quality issue linked to an ingredient raised concerns about the possible presence of cereulide, a toxin associated with Bacillus cereus.
Tiger Brands has agreed to interim payments for victims of the 2017 listeriosis outbreak, despite the class action lawsuit still being unresolved.
Recent food poisoning incidents have highlighted systemic challenges in the informal food sector, where regulation and enforcement have been uneven.
The toxic substance is banned for household use and has been implicated in similar food poisoning cases across the country.
Declaring foodborne illnesses a national disaster enables the government to marshal resources across departments to address the crisis comprehensively.
The boy’s family informed authorities that he displayed worrying symptoms after consuming a snack purchased from a local spaza shop.
The focus should instead be on holding government accountable for ensuring food safety at all stores.
Police also discovered hazardous chemicals stored next to consumables, including the pesticide “Sniper,” a systemic termite control insecticide that contains the active ingredient fipronil 5%.
Nine pupils from Imekhaya Primary School, in Mossel Bay, fell terribly ill after sharing a packet of chips bought from a spaza shop.
Testing confirmed that Terbufos was present in samples taken from spaza shops and in food packaging linked to the deaths of six children in Naledi, Soweto.
To address the crisis, Ramaphosa announced a comprehensive plan consisting of immediate, medium-term, and long-term measures:
This is according to Premier Panyaza Lesufi who on Sunday updated residents on the implementation of by-laws to govern spaza shops.
Gauteng is tightening safety controls and suspending food sales around schools following severe foodborne illness cases.
Some of the things confiscated at one of the shops illegally occupying municipal land in Alra Park include spices and snacks and expired sour milk and meat.
A two-year-old boy in Bushbuckridge has died from suspected food poisoning, while authorities investigate the cause amid growing concerns over similar incidents in South Africa.
The children, aged between six and 12, complained of severe stomach pains shortly after eating the snacks.
Shocking developments reveal no toxic chemicals in spaza shop snacks believed responsible for the deaths of six Naledi children.
Reports of a mass food poisoning incident at Ngaqa Primary in KZN have surfaced, allegedly linked to snacks bought from a vendor.
Several pupils from a Bronkhorstspruit school were rushed to hospital over suspected food poisoning, while unrest linked to foreign-owned spaza shops continues in Sharpeville. Here’s what we know.
Over 70 West Rand pupils are hospitalised after suspected food poisoning at a school camp. Here’s everything we know.
A delivery biker in Ottawa, KZN, collapsed after consuming a poisoned pie allegedly given to him by an ex-colleague.
Woolworths has initiated an emergency recall of its peanut butter ice cream due to high Aflatoxin levels. Here’s everything you must know.
The peanut butter recall was triggered by the discovery of aflatoxin levels surpassing the legally permissible limits.
A spaza shopowner, fortunate he was not targeted in the Tsakane riots, watched on helplessly as looters raided his outlet, destroying his entire inventory.
Brakpan spaza shops are under immense pressure over the death of a Grade 1 pupil who died after consuming biscuits sold by a foreign merchant.
Brits authorities are probing a bizarre case where two children mysteriously died after eating chicken feet.
The deaths of two toddlers in Vredefort have triggered a heavy police presence in the community amid ongoing investigations and simmering tensions.
This tragedy follows a similar incident days earlier, where two four-year-old children in Soweto died, reportedly after eating biscuits from a foreign-owned spaza shop.
Quality and safety checks found that these chocolate bars could have glass shards in them.
The Consumer Commission found reasonable suspicion to believe the Howe Instant Noodles supplier distributed unsafe goods.
